Page 545 - Week 04 - Thursday, 29 June 1989
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MR WHALAN: Mr Speaker, I accept your reprimand but I would like to point out that we on this side of the chamber have to submit ourselves to the most extraordinary allegations coming from Mr Collaery, the leader of the Residents Rally party, completely unsubstantiated and in his normal posturing manner to which we have become accustomed. Let us examine the record of the Residents Rally party in its contribution to the affairs of this Assembly.
Mr Collaery: I rise on a point of order, Mr Speaker I believe that the Deputy Chief Minister is not addressing himself to the motion before the house.
MR SPEAKER: The objection is overruled. Please proceed, Deputy Chief Minister.
MR WHALAN: There has been raised the question of private members matters - - -
Mr Moore: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker. Private members matters have nothing whatsoever to do with the motion that is before the house.
MR SPEAKER: Please go to the point, Deputy Chief Minister.
MR WHALAN: I would like to address my remarks to garbage, and the garbage which is being recycled from that side of the chamber. When was the last time that the Residents Rally party submitted a matter of public importance on anything whatsoever, let alone garbage? On three occasions this week there have been opportunities for the Residents Rally party, these people who are so concerned about Katharine West and everybody else in the community, these people who are so concerned about claiming their broad base in the community, yet not once this week - - -
Mr Collaery: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; the Deputy Chief Minister was reprimanded a few moments ago and he has repeated that issue that you ruled on. I ask that the Deputy Chief Minister be asked to apologise to the house.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Collaery. Please withdraw the reference, Deputy Chief Minister.
MR WHALAN: Yes, I withdraw the reference to Katharine West. Back to the garbage - - -
Mr Moore: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; even in that apology I believe that the Deputy Chief Minister was again doing that.
MR SPEAKER: There is no need to bring that to my attention. Please proceed, Deputy Chief Minister.
MR WHALAN: It is obvious, Mr Speaker, that part of the problems created by the effects on the ozone layer and the environment generally has been to make people's skins thinner. I would like to refer again to arguments about
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